Social innovators and public service providers face a number of barriers, particularly when addressing issues around ageing. Yvonne Roberts says it is necessary to look beyond traditional boundaries to overcome them.

Yvonne Roberts writes on the potential missed opportunity of the NHS reorganisation, stating that modernisation requires more than just "changing chess pieces on the commissioning board".

The Coalition has announced that it will continue the drive initiated by the previous Labour Government and work to establish an index of the nation's levels of wellbeing. We appear to be crawling towards a holistic rather than a monetary view of what counts in life - positive relationships, validation as an active member of a community, collective endeavour, shared values - the stuff that cash can't buy. But, in moderation, it can help to acquire.

'How Fair is Britain?' - the first triennial review by the Equality and Human Rights Commission - illustrates again and again the worth of care.  Yvonne Roberts argues that it also shows how poorly care is valued and how those who have the least resources are frequently expected to give the most of themselves .

Sitting in his local village pub in North Yorkshire, Biff decides to convey his latest thoughts on life to his nearest barfly, “What about those bloody migrants?” he says, “Coming here and taking our jobs. How are people like me supposed to find work?” His drinking buddy looks perplexed, “You haven’t worked for fifteen years Biff…”